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Born in Iran, Educated at MIT, Now SF Supervisor Ahsha Safaí Wants to Be Mayor
San Francisco voters will choose their next mayor this November, and we are going to bring you interviews with all of the top candidates. Today, Mari…
1 year, 11 months ago
AIPAC: Israel's Political Enforcer in the U.S.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, has long been regarded as one of the most powerful advocacy groups in Washington. Their goal:…
2 years ago
Trump Conviction Hangs on Cohen’s Testimony. So – How’d He Do?
It’s day two of Michael Cohen’s testimony about Donald Trump’s hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. As the prosecution begins to dig into Cohen’s s…
2 years ago
Newsom’s Solution to a $45 Billion Budget Deficit
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget tackles a total deficit of $45 billion, including cuts made earlier this year. The governor is proposing to …
2 years ago
Liberal Republican Pete McCloskey Dies at 96; SF Mayor’s Race Heats Up
Scott and Marisa remember a Republican maverick: former Bay Area Congressman Pete McCloskey. He fought for the environment, helped write the Endanger…
2 years ago
Shasta County Elections Chief Who Fought Far Right Extremists Reflects on Democracy
Cathy Darling Allen was Shasta County’s elected county clerk and registrar of voters for two decades, and for the first part of that, like most regis…
2 years ago
The Campus Protests from the Eyes of Student Journalists
Campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza, and universities' response to them, have attracted international attention. Months after it began, the mov…
2 years ago
Why Cities Call This Ballot Measure an “Existential” Threat
Tomorrow the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over whether to remove a controversial constitutional amendment from the November ball…
2 years ago
How Arizona and Nevada Became So Pivotal in 2024
Joe Biden narrowly won both Arizona and Nevada in 2020. Now, both states have emerged as key battleground states in 2024, as abortion, border securit…
2 years ago
Behind The Scenes with Political Breakdown
Political Breakdown started as a way to give our listeners a peek behind the curtain of politics. Over the past six years, we’ve brought you conversa…
2 years ago